Issued Recently

Dear all

This book was found on the State Reference Library Reference shelves after 30 minutes of extensive searching! I nearly gave up but lo and behold there it was filed in the right place on the Reference shelves!

This happens in Mitchell Library as well!

So if a book has been issued recently, please check the ML and SRL Reference shelves as well and you might be amazed how many books you might find!

Learning how to blog

Dear all



This is all brand new for me but I am glad I started Learning 2.0 so I can be ready when this technology becomes a part of my work in the State Library and I don't know it might be fun!



Life Long Learning is important in this day and age where the technology changes quickly so you can keep up with it and not be left behind. This is what was happening to me. I don't even own a computer or a ipod so to learn the 2.0 tools at work is necessary to keep me up to date with all that is happening in the State Library so I keep can keep ahead of any changes happening in the Library due to new technology.



"Rare and underdone" is a very good blog and I am hoping I can do as good a job for my missing book blog which I will hopefully be able to do each week. It is well set out and the images add to the blog.



I think we should have a blog for Missing books because it can keep staff aware of the missing book searches and where they are found, post comments or suggestions. It could have tips for staff so they could find the book(s) at the Request Desks not after the client has left and staff and clients could ask for searches to be done within a reasonable amount of time but it should be made "missing" before the search is done.

Welcome to Missing Books

Dear all

Welcome to my new Missing Books Blog.

I will be including Missing books searches that I have found and give some tips on how to find them yourselves

I would appreciate any comments or suggestions about my blog

This is a copy of a slip put on my desk and the book had been found. The book had been missing since 1987 and has just been found. So there is hope in finding Missing book searches!

I had one book missing for 12 years and it was eventually found last year after so long!

Most missing book searches are found like this one, it just takes time.

If you could be aware of misshelved books while collecting and putting it would be greatly appreciated. Just leave them on my desk with the book and I will take it from there.

Next time I will give you another example of where to check for missing books and more tips